Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, claims that Peter Obi won the 2023 presidential election. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Tonight on Monday, Lawal said, based on the facts available to him, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party won the election that produced Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s…
Another commotion erupted at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos on Monday, as the access road from the local to international wing of the Lagos airport was blocked by physically challenged individuals. The traffic disruption took hours, causing untold pain to travellers, some of whom resolved to trek as there were no vehicles in sight…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the approval of two appointments into his administration. In a statement on Monday, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced that Ms. Rinsola Abiola has been named Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). Abiola, a specialist in strategic communication…
The Moment Ibom Air Passenger Comfort Emmanson, was forcefully removed from flight after hitting a crew member have unsettled social media. After assaulting a crew member and security officials on a flight from Uyo to Lagos, Ms Emmanson was forcefully removed from the flight, exposing her fleshy parts. IbomAir said the incident began just before…
Governor Dapo Abiodun-led Ogun State Government has sealed the Sagamu residence and luxury hotel of former governor and serving senator Gbenga Daniel, escalating the political feud between both politicians. Officials from the Sagamu Zonal Planning Office stormed Mr Daniel’s properties on Monday, removing the contravention and notices to quit earlier pasted on Friday and replacing…
The National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu “MC Oluomo” Akinsanya, has weighed in on allegations that Fuji music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, known as Kwam 1, breached aviation regulations and disrupted airline operations. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) alleged the 68-year-old musician committed the offence while boarding…
Nigerian air carrier, IbomAir passenger who allegedly assaulted flight crew and security officials on a flight from Uyo to Lagos, Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and is currently remanded at Kirikiri correctional facility. Tunde Moshood, the special adviser on media and communications to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, confirmed…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on 5 June 2022, in Department Of State Security Service (DSS) facility. The judge, Emeka Nwite, gave the order after the five suspects were arraigned. They pleaded not guilty to…
The Chairman of Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS), Hon. (Dr.) Oladeji Ibrahim Salami, popularly known as DIKKO, has joined family, friends, and associates to celebrate the birthday of Egalitarian Segun Akinlabi, Chief Executive Officer of Egalitarian Voice and Services Ltd, describing him as “a voice of truth, a heart of service, and a life…
Eight (8) persons have been confirmed dead while over 800 farm lands were destroyed in a flood disaster that ravaged a plantain plantation in Enohia Itim, Afikpo local government area of Ebonyi State. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Afikpo LGA, Hon. Timothy Nwachi consoled the families of the diseased and assured that the local…